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Turtles mistaken plastic bags for jellyfish so they eat them for food but the plastic bag gets stuck in their throat so that the can't eat any more, therefor they die from lack of food.
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What can you do to prevent turtles from eating plastic bags?
Well, if you have a turtle as a house pet, then before allowing your pet to wonder around the house, check for any plastic materials that are out where he can reach it and put them away... duh. And if you are talking about a random turtle that u saw eating plastic, then you can't really do anything except for pick up the plastic. Can't really tell a turtle not to eat something, it won't exactly listen. -.-
What different animals get caught in and die from plastic bags?
example: a plastic bag gets wrapped around a pelicans mouth and suffacates it and also keeps it from getting food.
What arguments are used by environmentalists to support a ban on plastic shopping bags?
Plastic bags are made from oil, which is a non-renewable resourceMany plastic bags end up in the oceans, where they threaten the lives of marine animals. Turtles and fish swallow the floating bags, mistaking them for jellyfish.Plastic shopping bags are designed to be used once, and then discarded. This is unsustainable.
How do you destroy plastic bags?
we can destroy plastic bags by recycling.
Can you use plastic bags as insulation in basements?
Insulation generally is required to meet standards for flammability. Plastic bags are not treated in any ay to prevent their combustion so it ould be like packing your walls with bottles of gasoline for insulation.
What are some of the dangers to sea turtles?
Getting eaten by predator's, eating plastic bags getting diseases
What is a enemy for a turtle?
for sea turtles, plastic bags. When sea turtles find plastic bags, they assume that it's their favorite food, jellyfish. They can get strangled by these bags. DON'T LITTER!
What litter kills turtles?
plastic bags
Why do sea turtles mistake plastic bags as jellyfish?
Because turtles are slow.. Hahahahahaha get their slow.
What can you do to prevent turtles from eating plastic bags?
Well, if you have a turtle as a house pet, then before allowing your pet to wonder around the house, check for any plastic materials that are out where he can reach it and put them away... duh. And if you are talking about a random turtle that u saw eating plastic, then you can't really do anything except for pick up the plastic. Can't really tell a turtle not to eat something, it won't exactly listen. -.-
Why turtles eat plastic bag?
How long can turtles live in plastic bags? Hmmm? Let me see? They can't live in a plastic bag very long or else they would die.
What is the second solution proposed by the writer of the research essay to prevent plastic bags from getting into oceans?
Ban the use of plastic bags
What is the second solution proposed by the writer of the research essay to prevent plastic bags from getting into the oceans?
Ban the use of plastic bags
In the research essay what is the first solution the writer gives to prevent plastic bags from getting into oceans?
tax plastic bags APEX
What different animals get caught in and die from plastic bags?
example: a plastic bag gets wrapped around a pelicans mouth and suffacates it and also keeps it from getting food.
What is the government doing to prevent plastic in India?
the government of india has banned the use of plastic bags.
How can humans help sea turtles?
cleaning up the beaches, not throwing plastic bags in the ocean because turtles will mistake it for jellyfish which is what they eat.
